Patents by Inventor Gordon Neil Wallace

Gordon Neil Wallace has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method relating to managed pressure drilling
    Patent number: 11828111
    Abstract: The integration joint assembly includes an integration joint body (10) having a through bore (16), the body being for connection with a riser system. The integration joint assembly permits a tubular work string (50; 54) to pass there through such that there is an annulus created between the inner through bore (16) of the integration joint body (10) and the outer surface of the tubular work string (50; 54). The integration joint body (10) can also include at least two (300, 200) and more preferably three sealing devices (300, 200, 100) within its through bore (16). A method of drilling is also described as including the steps of installing an integration joint assembly in a riser string and running a tubular work string (50; 54) through the through bore (16) thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Oil States Industries (UK) Limited
    Inventors: David Symonds, Richard Johnston, Gordon Neil Wallace, Garry Stephen
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD RELATING TO MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING
    Publication number: 20210348450
    Abstract: The integration joint assembly includes an integration joint body (10) having a through bore (16), the body being for connection with a riser system. The integration joint assembly permits a tubular work string (50; 54) to pass there through such that there is an annulus created between the inner through bore (16) of the integration joint body (10) and the outer surface of the tubular work string (50; 54). The integration joint body (10) can also include at least two (300, 200) and more preferably three sealing devices (300, 200, 100) within its through bore (16). A method of drilling is also described as including the steps of installing an integration joint assembly in a riser string and running a tubular work string (50; 54) through the through bore (16) thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Oil States Industries (UK) Limited
    Inventors: David Symonds, Richard Johnston, Gordon Neil Wallace, Garry Stephen